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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and other health-related information at baseline and 8-months’ follow-up

From: The association between nutrient intake, nutritional status and physical function of community-dwelling ethnically diverse older adults

Variables

Baseline (n = 100)

Follow-up (n = 81)

Age, years Mean (SD)

70.8 (8.1)

70.7 (8.2)

Male N (%)

59 (59.0)

50 (62.0)

Ethnicity N (%)

Pakistani

23 (23.0)

15 (18.5)

Indian

7 (7.0)

5 (6.2)

Bangladeshi

4 (4.0)

2 (2.5)

Caribbean

41 (41.0)

38 (46.9)

African

19 (19.0)

15 (18.5)

Others

6 (6.0)

6 (7.4)

Marital status N (%)

Single

4 (4.0)

3 (3.7)

Married

66 (66.0)

55 (67.9)

Divorced

14 (14.0)

12 (14.8)

Widowed

16 (16.0)

11 (13.6)

Faith/Religion N (%)

No religion

1 (1.0)

1 (1.2)

Hindu

2 (2.0)

2 (2.5)

Sikh

7 (7.0)

4 (5.0)

Muslim

34 (34.0)

24 (29.6)

Christian

56 (56.0)

50 (61.7)

Education N (%)

No education

16 (16.0)

11 (13.6)

Primary

16 (16.0)

14 (17.3)

Secondary

21 (21.0)

15 (18.5)

College/University

47 (47.0)

41 (50.6)

Self-rated health N (%)

Excellent

18 (18.0)

16 (19.7)

Good

55 (55.0)

45 (55.6)

Fair

16 (16.0)

11 (13.6)

Poor

11 (11.0)

9 (11.1)

No. of diseases Mean (SD)

2.0 (1.4)

2.1 (1.4)

IMD Decile N (%)

1 (Most deprived)

33 (33.0)

29 (35.8)

2

19 (19.0)

19 (23.4)

3

22 (22.0)

11 (13.6)

4 (least deprived)

26 (26.0)

22 (27.2)

BMI categories* N (%)

Normal

7 (7.0)

9 (11.1)

Overweight

31 (31.0)

21 (25.9)

Obese

62 (62.0)

51 (63.0)

aNutritional status by

MNA-SF N(%)**

Malnourished

2 (2.0)

1 (1.2)

At- risk of malnutrition

22 (22.0)

29 (35.8)

Normal

76 (76.0)

51 (63.0)

aSPPB score Median (IQR) **

11.1 (4.0)

10.0 (4.0)

HGS Mean (SD)

27.6 (9.8)

26.5 (9.5)

WC Mean (SD)

100.3 (10.6)

100.8 (10.6)

  1. SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, IMD Index of Multiple Deprivation, BMI Body Mass Index, MNA-SF Mini-Nutritional Assessment-Short Form, HGS Handgrip Strength, WC Waist circumference *WHO guidance on BMI thresholds for Asian populations (World Health Organization, 2004) was used to categorise BMI of South Asian participants, and the standard BMI categories were used for Caribbean and African participants. ** p < 0.05; a Wilcoxon Rank test used to examine median differences